Chapter Thirty-Four Kiss Me

  The fine rain hit my face, icy and piercing to the bone. My hair was wet and stuck to my forehead and the back of my head in a mess. I rode an old 26-inch bicycle through the streets, with people passing by like dead fish, devoid of any sparkle.

  Yuanyuan Cake Shop. Xinyuanyuan gazed at Zhao Yimeng, who was running around the shop and playing hide-and-seek with her grandmother, revealing a happy smile.

  The phone rang, and Xin Yuanyuan picked it up and took a look, smiling, it was her brother calling.

  "Little brother, is school out?" The voice was still gentle, and the cold rain made Shangguan Nian's heart warm up. He spoke in a hoarse tone: "Yuanyuan sister, I want to eat the meal you cooked."

  "Alright! Sister will go buy groceries now, you go to sister's place first!"

  "Uh-huh."

  Hanging up the phone, he looked up at the dim sky and closed his eyes, letting the rain wet him.

  Very cold, yet it made him sober.

  On the way to Xinyu Yuan's home, Shangguan Airen called her mother and said she wouldn't be back tonight.

  As for Xin Yuanyuan, her mother was very reassured. Her son's emotions hadn't been great lately, so it would be good for him to clear his mind at Xin Yuanyuan's place. She only reminded him not to cause trouble for the other person before hanging up the phone.

  Today, I beat Bai Yutang. But instead of regretting it, beating him actually helped me to release some of the pent-up emotions. Now, soaking in the bathtub at Xin Yuanyuan's house, with my head submerged underwater and eyes closed, breathing inwardly, recalling all that has happened over the past dozen or so days... I suddenly feel like a fool.

  It was just rejected by Bei Bei, and I didn't have high hopes in the first place, so why be disappointed?

  It's just...

  When kissing, I didn't resist Beibei at all, and even cooperated very well, until my hands touched places they shouldn't have, everything turned upside down.

  It's just like playing a raising simulation game, after finally raising the favorability to above 80, because of an unintentional choice, everything is destroyed and the favorability drops to freezing point.

  It's precisely because there was an opportunity that one feels a deeper sense of loss.

  Ka-chunk

  The anti-theft door was opened, accompanied by the sound of high heels tapping on the ground. Shang Guan Nengren floated up from the water, both hands pushing his hair back, and shouted: "Yu Yuan sister, is that you?"

  "It's me." Xin Yu Yuan's gentle voice entered his ears, and he always felt extremely at peace.

  "Little brother, what are you doing in there?" The sound of something falling to the ground was accompanied by the sound of water and struggling, like a bag containing water and fish had fallen.

  "Time for a bath! Didn't bring an umbrella, got soaked. The clothes in the basket were drenched with rainwater, originally two or three catties of fabric, at least doubled in weight."

  "Oh? Then sister will go get you a nightgown, just stay here tonight!"

  "Thank you, Yuanyuan sister, I was thinking of doing it this way."

  "Hehe, bad little brother."

  After taking a bath, wearing a loose-fitting nightgown and walking out of the bathroom, this nightgown was bought by Xin Yuanyuan during the summer vacation. Since giving Shang Guan Neng the key to her house, Xin Yuanyuan had gradually prepared some daily necessities for him at home, but she only bought this one nightgown. Recently, Shang Guan Neng has been developing too quickly, and she was afraid that if she bought clothes, he would outgrow them soon, wasting money.

  In fact, Shangguan Neng's mother has been complaining recently that her son is growing too fast. The clothes she bought today will not fit him by next week. Fortunately, the shopping mall where she buys clothes has a return and exchange service. If the clothes don't fit, she can take them back and exchange them for new ones. Except for running around a bit more, it's not a waste of money, and there are always new clothes to wear.

  Xin Yu Yuan was busy in the kitchen for dinner, Shang Guan Neng Ren's studies were intense after school started, and the siblings hadn't seen each other for a month. It was rare for her brother to visit again, so Xin Yu Yuan was especially happy, even sending her daughter away with her grandmother just to spend more time with her brother.

  It's a bit like welcoming back an old husband who has been away on business for many days, with a hint of sweetness and shyness.

  Is it strange? A little bit.

  "Yuanyuan, what are you doing? It smells so good." Wearing pajamas and walking in, seeing Xin Yuanyuan frying a carp, she chuckled: "Are you making sweet and sour fish?"

  "Oh no! Just finished bathing, don't rush to the kitchen, hurry out." The kitchen was filled with smoke and oil fumes, Xin Yuanyuan pushed Shang Guan Nengren outside.

  "Alright, stop pushing me, I'll walk myself." For some reason, upon seeing Xin Yu Yuan, Ou Gong Nian's mood became increasingly calm and the gloominess of the past few days dissipated a lot.

  Sitting in the living room, feeling bored and watching TV aimlessly, there's really no program worth watching, so I take out my phone to play Go.

  E-level chess skills, after this period of time and mobile phone battles, it was found that they were only primary, with intermediate, advanced, master, and special master levels above. Carefully calculated, just corresponding to the D, C, B, A four levels, but S level is unknown what standard, should be similar to opening a generation of school level! Although it's just a guess.

  It seems that even thousands of years in the future, the level of chess will be about the same as it is today. The chessboard is only so big, there are only so many pieces, and the bottleneck has been reached, with no room for breakthroughs.

  Lying on the sofa, he played five or six rounds of chess in a row, finally waiting for Xin Yuanyuan to take off her apron and walk out with a greasy face, smiling: "Younger brother, dinner is ready."

  Looking at the appearance of Xin Yu Yuan's home, Shang Guan Neng felt extremely calm and comfortable in his heart. He waved his hand: "Yu Yuan sister, you go take a bath first, I'll wait for you to eat together."

  Xin Yu smiled slightly and tucked her hair behind her ear: "Good."

  Women always take longer to bathe, Xin Yuanyuan took half an hour to come out of the bathroom, and as before, still wearing that sky blue low-neck nightgown, revealing a large expanse of snowy white skin, charming and sexy, watery and alluring.

  "Sorry to keep you waiting, little brother." Xinyu Yuan wiped her wet hair and walked over to the sofa, gently pulling Shangguan Nengren up, smiling: "Let's eat."

  "Oh." Shangguan Nian had just looked a bit dazed, and didn't know why, but today he felt that Xin Yu Yuan was especially charming, which gave him an impulse.

  The dinner was sumptuous, and all the dishes were what Shang Guan Neng Ren loved to eat. Xin Yu Yuan picked up a slice of braised beef and put it in Shang Guan Neng Ren's bowl, smiling: "Eat more."

  "Hmm." Shangguan Nian's cooking skills were a far cry from Xin Yu's, despite his own being at an E-level. This only confirmed to Shangguan Nian that Xin Yu's cooking had definitely reached D-level, but was suppressed by the D-level desserts that he often made over the years.

  "It's delicious, really delicious. Yuanyuan sister's cooking is the best." Shangguan Nengren ate with big mouthfuls, and gradually, tears fell down.

  "Little brother, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"

  "It's... nothing." Wiping away tears: "It's just been a long time since I've had Rainy sister's cooking, it's touching."

  Xin Yu Yan looked at Shang Guan Neng Ren, a hint of puzzlement flashing in her eyes.

  "Really? Then have some more..."

  "Uh-huh."

  ……

  After finishing dinner, the brother and sister worked together to clean up the table, wash the dishes and utensils, and quickly swept the floor clean. They then sat down on the sofa together to watch TV.

  Perhaps sensing Yu Gong Neng Ren's fatigue, Xin Yu Yuan supported him, letting his head rest on her thigh, and gently massaged his temples with her soft hands, making Yu Gong Neng Ren almost fall asleep.

  "Little brother."

  "Huh?"

  "Is something bothering you?" Xin Yu Yuan's voice was soft and gentle, as she brushed back Shang Guan Neng's hair and stroked his cheek.

  "...". After a moment of silence, Shangguan Nian's voice was low and husky: "There is one thing."

  "As expected." Xin Yu Yan smiled slightly, her slender green onion-like fingers gently stroking the bridge of Shang Guan Neng Ren's nose: "Can you tell sister? Maybe sister can help you dispel your worries and difficulties."

  "No way, it's too embarrassing." Shang Guan turned his body around, his face facing Xin Yu Yuan's lower abdomen, and leaned in close, taking a deep breath: "Yu Yuan sister, you're still the best."

  "Little rascal, you just know how to flatter your sister." Xin Yuanyuan smiled happily, she could feel that Gongsun Nian's words were sincere.

  "Really!" Shangguan Neng closed his eyes: "In the future when I look for a wife, I will find one like Yu Yuan's sister."

  "Don't say that anymore, sister's face is already red." Xin Yu Yuan rubbed the sunspot on Shang Guan Neng Ren's forehead and smiled: "In the future you will definitely find a wife better than your sister."

  "That's impossible." Officer Nangeng felt uncomfortable in this position, so he turned over and lay flat on his back, opening his eyes to see Xin Yuanyuan's face.

  Xin Yu stroked Shang Guan Neng's face and said softly, "Little brother, what exactly happened? Can't you even tell your sister?"

  Seeing Xin Yuanyuan's concerned gaze, Shangguan Nengren fell silent for a moment before speaking in a low voice: "Yuanyuan sister, I was rejected by the girl I liked."

  "Ah!?" Xin Yu Yuan was somewhat surprised: "Really? What kind of girl is so blind, even rejecting a good boy like my brother?"

  "She's just got good taste, that's why she rejected me." Shang Guan Neng sighed bitterly: "She's very beautiful, the school flower of our school. I don't care from which aspect, I'm not worthy of her, being rejected is to be expected."

  "Nonsense!" Xin Yuexuan's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly: "That's because she doesn't know her brother's strengths. If I were that girl, I would definitely keep my brother tied to me."

  "Yuanyuan sister, don't praise me anymore, I'm not that good." Shangguan Nengren closed his eyes and sighed softly: "You are a sister who doesn't think her brother is ugly."

  "Who said that? My brother is very handsome." Xinyu Yuan's small hand brushed over the five senses of Shangguan Nengren, and she said softly: "In sister's eyes, no one is more handsome than my brother."

  "In my eyes, no one is more beautiful than Yuanyuan sister." Shangguan Nengren opened his eyes and chuckled: "If I were born ten or so years earlier, I would have chased away all your suitors and monopolized you for a lifetime."

  "Hehe, you're such a bad brother. If I were born ten or so years later, I would have chased all the women away and spent my whole life with you." Xinyu Yuan's eyes sparkled, her cheeks flushing with a hint of red.

  Shangguan Nengren stared blankly for a moment, his throat making a strange noise, and then suddenly said, "Let's assume we're about the same age now, and there's no one else around. Call me 'old man' and see how it sounds."

  "Little rascal, what are you saying? Sister is going to get angry." Xin Yu Yuan was startled, her face turned red, and a hint of shyness appeared in her eyes, as she gently tapped the forehead of Shang Guan Neng.

  Shangguan Nengren suddenly sat up and looked into Xinyu Yuan's eyes, saying: "Yuanyuan sister, just call out once, okay?"

  "Ah! You... I..." Xin Yu Yuan's heart was in a flurry as she dodged Upper Official Neng Ren's gaze: "Younger brother, don't be like this."

  "Yuanyuan jie..."

  Shangguan Nengren's voice was filled with a deep sense of pleading, and Xin Yuanyuan's heart skipped a beat as she listened. Her face flushed red, and she turned her head to meet Shangguan Nengren's gaze. The despair on his face made Xin Yuanyuan's heart ache with pity.

  Gently biting her cherry lips, her eyes were moist with tears as she softly called out: "Husband..."

  One word from her husband made Officer Sin's body tremble, and he immediately wrapped his arms around Xin Yuanyuan, his heart racing like a drum, his whole body shaking, as he stuttered: "Wife..."

  Xin Yu Yuan was startled by the sudden movement of the little deer, her body stiffened, and when she heard this voice from her husband, she became even more embarrassed. But for some reason, a thread of inexplicable sweetness surged up from the bottom of her heart. She raised her arms, wrapped them around Ouyang Nian's waist, gently closed her eyes, and said something unexpected: "Husband, kiss me."

  Thank you 'Duanjian Sheng' for rewarding 100 Qidian coins.